Which Combination Wrenches Brand Wins?

passed, easily outlasted the bolt

passed

passed, bolt broke with no damage to the bolt head

passed, bolt broke

failed, way too much taper on the box end

passed, outlasted the bolt; designed to distort gradually under overload rather than break, a stated safety feature

failed, could not get a good grip

passed, bolt broke, minimal taper and good contact

bolt broke essentially at the target torque

passed, outlasted the bolt with no problem

passed, bolt broke, described as having virtually no chamfer and no chance of slipping

failed, quite a bit of taper prevented a good grip

passed, outlasted the bolt

passed, easily outlasted the bolt with less taper than most other brands

failed very early

barely reached 370 in lb before slipping, described as having quite a bit of taper

failed, too much taper

failed, too much taper

passed, easily surpassed the target

failed early, too much taper on the box end

moved into the lead at that point

peak, second place in the final ranking, but slipped at 384 in lb on a second attempt likely due to prior bolt damage

a little better than the new SK Pro

well above average

took the lead from Proto at that point

not clearly captured in the transcript for this brand, though a later reference confirms it was tested in the first two tests

about the same as Klein Tools

quite a bit better than Tekton

lost grip

slipped

gave up a bit early

moved into the lead over GearWrench at that point

lost grip, about 20 in lb less than GearWrench

barely edged out Husky

lost grip

upper jaw broke during this test

close second place in the final ranking

tied with Tekton

outperformed the new SK Pro

though the handle did experience a bend

won this test outright, took the lead from Proto

stopped at 163 lb, wrench began bending and twisting, described as too light duty for this test

moved into the lead at that point, 44 lb higher than Husky

described as coming up a little short after performing very well in the first two tests

tied with the 12 point GearWrench

beat Kobalt

performed better than Craftsman

the closed (box) end became an open end wrench at this load

stopped at 248 lb, the wrench began bending and could not handle more torque

outperformed Pittsburgh

rounded out the nut

slipped rather than stretching or bending like most other brands

won this test outright

well above average

better than average

just short of 1,000 in lb, 91 in lb less than the new SK Pro

better than average

stopped at 765 in lb, handle began to bend

second place at that point

performed well above average

took a commanding lead at that point in the test

performed nearly the same as Crescent

took the lead at that point

gave up a little early

gave up a little early

the open end broke off in this test after the box end had already broken in the prior test

gave up, open end stretched noticeably larger than before the test

skipped due to a testing mistake by the presenter

skipped, wrench already broken

never broke, described as built like a tank, fourth place in final ranking

performed quite a bit better than average

refused to snap but experienced a bad bend

won this test outright

second place in the final ranking, stayed together

skipped in this test since the handle was already bent

gave up sooner than most other brands, bad bend

skipped, already bent from the prior test

refused to break but experienced a bad bend

badly bent, presenter joked it would not make a good crowbar

refused to bend, no failure figure given

performed about as well as Husky, pretty bad bend

refused to break but developed a new twist in the metal, no final failure figure given

broke

broke with major damage, exact failure weight not given, described as going from happy to snappy

third place in the final ranking, presenter joked about testing the warranty and discarded the wrench

skipped, already broken

skipped, already bent

badly bent

rolled over and gave up, badly bent